Prepared Salt

Qiu Shi

Name

Qiu Shi (Prepared Salt)

Property

Salty, cold; lung and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Nourish yin and reduce pathogenic fire.

Indications

Cough, gonorrhea, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea with reddish discharge, hemoptysis, sore throat, stranguria due to chyluria, choke by food and regurgitation, fever due to yin deficiency.

Dosage and administration

Pill or powder, 4.5~9 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for sprinkling.

Cations

It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.